FDA approves Roche’s Evrysdi tablet as first and only tablet for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Evrysdi is the only non-invasive disease-modifying SMA treatment and is approved in over 100 countries Evrysdi tablet can be ...
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The SMA community today is marked by progress, hope, and loss
Columnist Helen Baldwin reflects on a quarter century of changes in the SMA community and honors the memory of two ...
How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease
How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...
Reawakening Dormant Nerve Cells: Groundbreaking Neurotechnology Restores Motor Function in SMA
A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...
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Children With SMA Type 1 See Increase in Life Expectancy With Treatment
Infants with SMA type 1 born since 2016 experience better functional outcomes and life expectancy with disease-modifying treatments.
Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle ...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...
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Spinal Zap Implant Helps Muscle Disease Patients Regain Strength
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...
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FDA receives biologics license application for apitegromab in spinal muscular atrophy
A Boston-area biopharmaceutical firm has submitted a biologics license application to the FDA for its investigational, fully ...
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Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease. An intervention ...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Spinal muscle atrophy or SMA is a genetic disease that gradually destroys motor neurons, nerve cells in the spinal cord that control muscles. That leads muscles to waste away, especially in the ...
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Spinal Zap Implant Helps Muscle Disease Patients Regain Strength
In a small, month-long pilot study, three adults with SMA -- a genetic disease that weakens muscles over time -- experienced unexpected improvements after getting an implanted device that ...